J. Stuart Blackton

A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

16 de nov. de 1900

Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style. Also known as "Winsor Mc...

08 de abr. de 1911

A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.

05 de abr. de 1906

A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.

23 de fev. de 1907

A smoker falls asleep, and two mischievious fairies play with his pipe. He discovers this, and imprisons them in a cigar box. He removes a flower f...

10 de ago. de 1909

An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.

25 de dez. de 1909

Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.

06 de jun. de 1908

A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show ...

01 de fev. de 1908

Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

01 de dez. de 1908

Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a 52...

01 de jan. de 1933

Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

30 de abr. de 1909

The Passionate Quest is a 1926 American drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Marian Constance Blackton. It is based on the 1924...

10 de jul. de 1926

This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some ...

01 de nov. de 1900

After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her ban...

06 de out. de 1912

Shakespeare's tragedy of the wicked and hump-backed Duke of Gloucester, who rises to the throne of England by chicanery, treachery, and brilliance.

15 de out. de 1912

After inheriting a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years, the Welbys become social-climbing snobs to the...

13 de mar. de 1926

Seref, who returns to his country after many years in America, as a dollar billionaire with a cowboy hat on his head, and with his Dallas-type boot...

01 de jan. de 1927

An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.

27 de mar. de 1909

A young Englishman falls in love with the children's governess in his step-sister's home. His step-sister, however, cannot abide the class differen...

20 de jun. de 1920

A magician steps upon the stage carrying a hoop covered with white paper. Then in quick succession the flags of Germany, Russia, Ireland, England a...

21 de nov. de 1900

Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

26 de set. de 1908

A história do caso de amor fadado a perecer de Marc Antony e Cleopatra

03 de nov. de 1908

Released in five parts (The Persecution of the Children of Israel by the Egyptians, Forty Years in the Land of Midian, The Plagues of Egypt and the...

04 de dez. de 1909

There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating ...

01 de dez. de 1898

The millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.

14 de out. de 1905

The Clean Heart (1924)

15 de set. de 1924

This patriotic and historic picture portrays the writing of the famous national hymn by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. In the early part of the Civil War Pr...

30 de jun. de 1911

Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the...

05 de ago. de 1915

"Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in the new world f...

20 de mar. de 1899

Shows the efficiency of modern life-saving methods and apparatus now in use by the fire departments. Shows the front of a building burning and two ...

30 de jun. de 1899

King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.

29 de ago. de 1908

Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

19 de abr. de 1908

In a charming dining room a very attractive young lady is seen seated at the table, evidently waiting for the caller who is to share a quiet little...

21 de mai. de 1900

An illustrator draws some sketches at lightning speed. He first illustrates how he can turn a written word into a sketch of that word.

14 de jul. de 1907

Malcolm McGregor joins the circus and falls in love with Olive Borden but his life changes when he finds out he is a titled Lord.

05 de jul. de 1925

Lupin is the lover of Joan of the Apaches. She is attracted by Paul de Gafilet, nobleman and sculptor. She visits him in his studio and resolves to...

25 de jan. de 1925

Papa is reading his newspaper and his little girl tickles his neck with a long straw. Thinking it is a fly papa "shoos" away the supposed fly with ...

31 de ago. de 1898

Part two of Blackton's "The Life of Napoleon". After Waterloo, Napoleon reminisces. His triumphs are seen in flashback. The film ends with the exil...

02 de jan. de 1909

Film recording of a controversial boxing match with the first black heavyweight champion fighting a white retired former champion.

06 de jul. de 1910

The Astor Battery became famous after the Spanish-American war and these young men are on display in this Edison short, which was shot on Saturday,...

20 de jan. de 1899

A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...

06 de jun. de 2022

An inventor, David Hammond is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention....

22 de out. de 1923

An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.

23 de abr. de 1922

The incidents of this story are some of those preceding and leading up to the Civil War in 1861 and the Declaration of Emancipation. The central fi...

26 de jul. de 1910

A wealthy financier is tricked by a pair of spies into giving millions to foreign powers. His daughter is suspicious and hires a Detective, who is ...

02 de jul. de 1917

Hal Page, the weakling brother of Stephen Page, the town mayor, falls in love with Carline Shrefton, who throws over Burt Staley to entangle Hal in...

20 de ago. de 1917

Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

02 de jan. de 1910

A Western melodrama about brothers, separated in early childhood, who wound up as opponents in a side-show wrestling match.

09 de nov. de 1924

Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

02 de jan. de 1909

20 de mai. de 1899

When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the U.S. and captures New York. But the American f...

09 de abr. de 1917

When a trio of criminals kidnap a rich man's daughter and nurse, a detective goes undercover into the Italian-immigrant ghetto where they're being ...

15 de out. de 1915

A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.

01 de ago. de 1908

Francesca, surrounded by ladies-in-waiting at the palace. Her father enters, and together they read a letter from Lanciotto, asking for the hand of...

02 de jan. de 1908

The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.

02 de nov. de 1898

silent western

10 de set. de 1917

The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.

27 de set. de 1899

A dancer enchants a leacherous king but rebuffs his advances, resulting in his vengeful anger.

19 de dez. de 1908

King Edward III reigned from 1327 to 1377. He was a son of Edward the Second and he was born at Windsor Castle, November 13th, 1312. He was celebra...

05 de ago. de 1911

A writer of tawdry fiction falls asleep at his desk and dreams of a romantic rivalry-- One likely as familiar to film fans then as it is now-- But ...

01 de dez. de 1906

Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love with her, marries and then divorces her.

02 de jan. de 1909

Big Steve and Little Lefty, a pair of hobos, are happily drifting through life until the First World War comes and enter it and find their lives fo...

03 de nov. de 1918

Early short film dramatizing the biblical story of Jephthah (Judges 11).

22 de mai. de 1909

He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast. Mephistophe...

22 de dez. de 1898

J. Stuart Blackton filming the Battle of Santiago Bay in 1898

01 de jan. de 1898

Sir Walter Scott adaptation, existing in fragmentary form in the Library of Congress paper print collections.

17 de jun. de 1909

Sid Hunt and Jude Lowery are Carolina sweethearts but hired-hand Rufe Pryer also has his eyes on her. Rufe lies to Andy, Jude's brother, and a fami...

01 de mai. de 1926

King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the t...

02 de jan. de 1912

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

03 de set. de 1909

17 de jul. de 1909

A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.

25 de jul. de 1908

An early short featuring Florence Lawrence.

20 de ago. de 1907

A young couple conducts a series of robberies, followed by a chase, in which they are shot and killed.

10 de nov. de 1906

23 de dez. de 1917

09 de abr. de 1917

James J. Jeffries throwing the medicine ball. An absolutely perfect picture of the champion heavyweight of the world.

14 de dez. de 1901

A splendid subject, showing the champion heavyweight of the world, exercising in his training headquarters. After showing his skill in side-steppin...

14 de dez. de 1901

02 de abr. de 1917

30 de abr. de 1917

Released the same week than Selig's version, they both were the first film versions of the popular play, adapted from Ellen Wood's 1861 novel.

01 de jun. de 1908

A gentleman of France

02 de dez. de 1905

A professor sprays people with 'galvanic fluid', and unleashes pent-up energy. Displays an early use of over-cranking and under-cranking.

07 de set. de 1907

Mrs. Grant, a widow, has one son, Donald. He is not really a bad fellow, but is full of devilment and always getting himself into mischief. One day...

19 de ago. de 1912

Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture somewhat reverses the order of things...

21 de nov. de 1900

No sooner have Jimmy and Mary, a newly-married couple, entered their new home when Jimmie receives a note from his wealthy uncle, announcing his in...

21 de ago. de 1914

As the above title indicates, the scene does not take place in an ordinary restaurant, but one in which all natural rules of order and gravitation ...

16 de dez. de 1901

Arnold, reproved by General Washington, decides, with the bitter hatred of a small nature, to betray West Point into the hands of the British, and ...

16 de nov. de 1909